"You stay on the mountain and reflect properly. I'm going out," Lin Qing instructed, then ran towards the door without looking back.
For the convenience of management, the five great immortal mountains uniformly used a point system. As the sect leader of Penglai Mountain, he naturally didn't need to use points to exchange for cultivation resources, but he did need points to recruit disciples.
Penglai Mountain had been without points for nearly a hundred years. Now that they finally had points, he naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity to recruit new disciples.
With disciples, Penglai Mountain would certainly have hope for prosperity in the future. With new disciples, True Person Tiangang would no longer blame Penglai Mountain for declining under his leadership. Therefore, he had to put in his best effort for this recruitment drive.
Su Xi watched Lin Qing leave in a flurry, a few dark lines appearing on her forehead.
Even as the sect leader of Penglai Mountain, he still lacked any semblance of steadiness.
Just as Su Xi was internally complaining about Lin Qing, True Person Tiangang walked over, looking at Su Xi with displeasure.
???
Su Xi looked at True Person Tiangang with a bewildered expression, unable to comprehend what had happened. She felt she hadn't done anything wrong, so why the look?
"It's already evening. Have you cooked?" True Person Tiangang's stomach rumbled at that moment, inconveniently.
Su Xi used to eat many meals a day, but after returning to the real world, she had become lazy?
Such bad habits were unacceptable.
One must not forget their roots.
Hearing True Person Tiangang's words, Su Xi's forehead displayed a few more dark lines.
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She had almost lost her life, and her grand-ancestor was still concerned about food. Could he not show a little sympathy?
After grumbling internally about her grand-ancestor, Su Xi still dared not be negligent. If she angered her grand-ancestor, life for Penglai Mountain would be difficult.
Su Xi went to the kitchen and busied herself quickly.
True Person Tiangang watched Su Xi working in the kitchen and nodded with satisfaction.
His little grand-disciple was much better than that useless sect leader. Not only was she clever, but she was also a good cook, truly someone worth nurturing.
While cooking, Su Xi didn't miss the opportunity. With True Person Tiangang present, she began to recite the remaining ancient text from the Celestial Talisman.
Since she had successfully cultivated the first layer, Su Xi could already see the content of the second layer. The second layer was more extensive and complex, so she naturally needed to prepare early.
To be able to read it more conveniently in the future, she naturally had to translate it all to avoid delaying her cultivation.
True Person Tiangang was in a good mood enjoying the delicious food, so he quickly answered Su Xi's questions without any reservation.
The meal was enjoyed by both of them.
Before they had even finished eating, they suddenly heard a clamor from outside the entrance.
Hearing the noise from outside, Su Xi and True Person Tiangang exchanged glances, a look of confusion on their faces. Would anyone even come to this place?
Moreover, the sound coming from a distance seemed somewhat familiar.
Just as they were wondering, Lin Qing's voice was heard again, "Everyone, come and see. This is our Penglai Mountain. Next, I will take you to see Su Xi."
Su Xi, inside the room, swallowed the food in her mouth, o((⊙﹏⊙))o.
What had she done to be used as an object of sightseeing?
What was this master of hers doing now, courting disaster?
Just as she couldn't understand, Lin Qing poked his head in and called out, "My dear disciple, come out with me quickly. I'll introduce you to your junior brothers and sisters."
"???" Su Xi's forehead was filled with confusion. She glanced at True Person Tiangang.
Seeing that True Person Tiangang was still focused on his meal, and didn't react, Su Xi had no choice but to reluctantly follow Lin Qing out.
When she reached the main hall of Penglai Mountain, she was startled by the scene before her.
A large group of young people had gathered outside Penglai Mountain at some point. Now, seeing her appear, they were all looking at her uniformly, their faces filled with the fervor of idolizing fans.
Seeing this, Su Xi pinched Lin Qing's arm, trying to confirm if she was dreaming.
"Ouch, what are you doing?" Lin Qing, for the sake of his image, twisted his face in pain but did not cry out.
Su Xi looked at the pained expression on Lin Qing's face and confirmed she wasn't dreaming. But even having confirmed she wasn't dreaming, she was even more bewildered.
Looking at Lin Qing beside her, she asked softly, "Did you drug them?" Without some trickery, it was impossible to find so many people.
And why were these people looking at her with such strange eyes?
Lin Qing gave Su Xi a disdainful look. Was he that insignificant?
Could his charisma not attract so many people?
Su Xi saw the meaning in Lin Qing's eyes and remained silent, just staring at him.
If he didn't show off, would he die if he told the truth?
Lin Qing, feeling Su Xi's gaze, coughed awkwardly, a hint of embarrassment on his face. To be seen through like this, could she not give him some face?
"I just used your matters..." Lin Qing didn't hide anything and explained what he had done.
Although the recent trial had problems, Su Xi's performance was universally recognized as the best. With Lin Qing's deliberate promotion, many people had learned of it.
Coupled with the recent conflict with Huan Jie, it had driven everyone into a frenzy.
Fighting against opponents of a higher level was the goal all cultivators wished to achieve.
Thus, under Lin Qing's deliberate promotion, the new disciples were instantly captivated by Su Xi's heroic deeds.
Hearing what Lin Qing had done, Su Xi felt a wave of speechlessness.
Was this what they called a betrayal of trust?
"A single tree does not make a forest; the strong winds will destroy it." She was just a small character; would Lin Qing's conscience not ache from provoking so much animosity?
Unfortunately, Lin Qing's eyes were now solely focused on the newly admitted disciples, ignoring Su Xi's threatening glare.
Knowing that her glare was useless, Su Xi could only smile and greet the numerous new disciples before her, reluctantly becoming a mascot.
Upon receiving Su Xi's response, the crowd became even more excited. If this world had autographs, they would have rushed forward to ask for one.
Lin Qing saw that the crowd's emotions had been sufficiently stirred and seized the opportunity to say, "Since everyone has seen their idol, hurry up and come to receive your tokens. Then you can see your idol all the time."
"I want to register."
"Quick, give me one."
"I want to be with Senior Sister Su forever."
...
Su Xi shook her head helplessly, looking at the frenzied crowd.
These disciples seemed to lack intelligence.
"Stop." Just as Lin Qing was about to proceed, a voice called out from a distance.
Then, Su Xi saw a large group of people rushing into Penglai Mountain.
Tang Yifeng looked at Lin Qing before him with great helplessness.
Lin Qing had taken all the disciples away by himself and now wanted them all to enter Penglai Mountain, which made things extremely difficult for him.